William R. Emmons, PhD, has been speaking and writing about the economy, banking and bank regulation, financial markets, housing, household finance and economic policy for more than 30 years. Audiences have included economists, financial regulators, bankers, financial and real-estate professionals, attorneys, engineers, public officials, educators, and the general public. His media exposure includes live interviews on national and local radio and television networks (NPR, PBS, Bloomberg Radio, Scripps TV, local media outlets) and dozens of news articles highlighting his research (Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Reuters, American Banker, Forbes, Time, etc.).
Dr. Emmons advised three Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis presidents during his 27- year career at the St. Louis Fed. He also served as Lead Economist for the Bank's Center for Household Financial Stability and for the Supervision, Credit and Learning Division.
Dr. Emmons is president of the Gateway Chapter of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) and serves as a board member of the Missouri Main Street Connection (MMSC).
Dr. Emmons holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.